) AIL Y CAPITAL JOURNAL iw"iui-jj i-iwr- VOL. XIV. SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 16, 1904. NO. t. STILL AFTER SMOOT MADE THE CALL TODAY MUTINY . AMONG TROOPS IA HESITATES PAT JL A iBa lib RUSS Reports Ate Still Conflicting But Tokio patches Say Tliee Is No Hope of a Peaceful Solution I Feats Ate Entertained Tnat the Battleships In the Red Sea May Clash Russian Dispatches Ate Hopeful, As Ate Those Ftom Berlin, Bat All Concede That Wat May Begin at Any Moment Kotea is Seeth ing With Discontent London, Jan. 1C. All advices this morning show continued diversity of opinion regarding tho far Eastern sit ,uatlon. From Tokio comes tho roport that war Is considered Inevitable, the peaco party losing all hope. Berlin offlclals ara optimistic, claiming the outlook Is bettor today than for many wooks. Pokln officials bellovo Russia will hesltato to adopt ony other than conciliatory tones, because of Chi noso neutrality. Tho tatter's declara tion makes It necessary for Russia, In caso of war, to draw supplies from n homo base. This Is Different St. Petersburg, Jan. 16. Tho Nove Vromya today states that telegrams from Port Arthur and Vladlvoostock roport that In tho highest official clr olofl In tbeso places tho crUlu is thought to bo passed, and peaco as Burod. An early agreement between Russia and Japan regarding their ro spoctlvo spheres of influenco Is ox pocted. Russia May Yield. Berlin, Jan. 16. Advices today causj offlclals to bellovo Russia will aban don tho diplomatic position taken and concedo all tho ossentlal points of Japan's domands as soon as a dignified form of rotreat Is found. Naval Battle Is Washington, Jan. 1C- Feared. -State depart- ' Try a box of that elegant stuffed fruit At inn's 164 State 8L Phone 1971 Main- aitflHQ--t--t-t-HI-iai0tfte-i-HPIt9tBI80t0ll2 i j The Cash Idea or bo runny people wouldn't think it so. It hue been the foun- dation of our eucceBS in business. It enables us to undersell :: "regular stores." If you want to get an idea of the profits charged by "regu- :: r stores" just examine the "reduced price" ads in the daily ! t lar How would you like to papers. tioned? But that's just tho price months in the year. Many of !! E0to659S. If "i ocular stores" j I profit on the lines advertised they J 1 profits on other hues they carry. ' When you trade with "rogular tho losses of tho "credit system" methods. Try a cash store and ilTlie New Yof fcf JTx&CKCt Salem's Cheapest One Price Casli Store. E. T. BARNES, Prop. mont advlcoa yostorday ovonlng from Japan indicate an oxtraordinary ac tivity In tho preparations for war. Those add to tho pessimistic feeling already existing hero respecting the probability of amicable adjustment ol tho Russc-Japanoso trouble. Meanwhile, tho Japanese govern mont Is reported to bo striving des perately to find some posslblo means of settlement, but the stato depart ment learns that, whllo profosBlng a desire for peaco, tho Russian position at least In principle, remains un changed, and thcro 1b no sign of a disposition to yield to tho Japanese proposal. Still tho official opinion hero Is that, If left ot diplomacy, tho present situation may continue for sevoral days, or oven wooVe. Tho two chances of an earlier breach are said to bo found In tho possibility ot tho immodlato occupation of Corean ports by Japanese forces, and tho presence In tho Red Sea simultaneously of Russian and Japaneao warships. Respecting tho poslsmlltlos of a naval clash in that section, It Is point od out that only in caso of formal ex istence of war could bo applied to the Suez canal tho rules of neutrality which rcqulro a period of 24 hours to olapso between tho departure from tho canal of warships ot bolllgeront pow ors; so In advance of a declaration of war thcro Is nothing to prevont a naval battlo within sight of tho canal on franco in tho Red Sea. Russian Ships Speed Away. Rome, Jan. 10 Prlnco TaklngukI, telegraphing from on board tho Jap anese warship Niasln, says that when tho Nalsln and Kasaga wore being oscortcd through tho Mediterranean by nlno British warships, they wora approached by two Russian torpedo boats, and whon tho lattor saw the powerful escort they" loft in haste for tho harbor of Syracuse. It Is said that Mast be Right pay the original price mon- they charge you eleven these articles show a profit of ; have to charge 50 to 65;; must get about the same ; ; ! I stores" you have to pay for and for extravagant business avoid big prohts, Dis- Great Britain is, concentrating 52 war- ships in tho Mediterranean. "Open Door" the Real Issue. London, Jan. 10 Tho Jnpanaose mlnlstor, Daron Hayashl, had recolred no Indication this morning of tho prob- ablo nttltudo of Russia, but ho said to a representative of tho Associated Press: "It Ib practically coitaln that any declaration of war will not emanate from Russln." Tho mlnlstor Is not very hopeful of tho result of tho latest Japancso noto. Ho specifically denies that Japan's re ply suggests tho neutralization of a portion ot Manchuria, as well as a portion of Corea, or that mention was mado of tho right to break off nogo ttatlons. "Our conditions," said tho mlnlstor, "aro practically summed up. In tho concluding portion of tho stato doparti mont's announcement regarding the Chlnosc-Amorican treaty. For those principles, to which Secretary Hay says tho United States is irrevocably committed, wo aro willing to go to war, unless Russiawill consent to give us a definite plcdgo that alio too ad heres to tho 'open door" policy and Chlnoso sovereignty in Manchuria." Suoz, Jan. 1C. Tho Japnnose cruis er Nls8hla sailed for Porim this morn ing, and tho Russian hattloshlp Ossly abya also left. TACKLED WRONG WOMAN Chicago, Jan. 1G. Accused of at tomptlng to blackmail Mrs. HIllls Thurston of $12,500, and making throats against hor Hfo, James Tllbory an English coachman for the family of tho lato Charles Nash, Is under ar rest Nash died Docomber 30th. Mrs Thurston Is his daughter. Shortly af tor Nash was burled, tho coachman t callod on hor and domnnded payment as tho prlco of his silence, and the delivery of alloged letters containing family secrets. On tho advlco of hoi lawyers, Mrs, Thurston agreed to pay As soon as tho money was paid ovei to Tllbery two dotoctlvos arrested him on tho chargo of carrying concealed weapons and threats to kill. j B LIVES ARE IN DANGER! Jackson, Mloh, Jan. 16. Dlshop Cal loway, of the Methodist church South, has called all Mothodlst mis sionaries' in Korea to leavo immedl ately for Seoul, or go at onco to Japan. Calolway has received direct advices that their lived aro ondangorod New Ttheater Burned. Calgary. N. W. T., Jan. 16 Fire starting from the furnace of tho new Nonnandie theater gutted tho whole bjoqk today, causing a loss of f 280,000 Six large stores in the building were burned The theater was to have Lawyers Arguing Agaiiisttlie Apostle Being Seated Principle Charge Is That He Has Taken an Oath lit" consistent With His Duties Washington, Jan. 1G. Arguments In tho Smoot caso today wore mado bo foro tho sonato committee on elec tions. Smoot was represented by At torney Vancott, of Salt Lake, and his opponents by Chas. Own, of Salt Lake, and ex-Congressman Taylor, of Ohio Taylor was first heard. Ho stated he represented tho partlos to tho original protest against Smoot's being sonted; that Smoot was an apostlo, and, as such, had takon an oath preventing him taking that ns sonntor without montal reservations. Taylor express ly declared ho had no connection with tho chargo that Smoot Is n polyga mist. A Little To bear In mind when shopping you need at prices that cannot er thronging this store dally? v- Undermuslms Consider more than the price when buying those garments. There's cleanliness, sewing and trimmings that mutt bo thought of. You can take our word for It that our muslin underwear was mado In a clean, sunny, sanltory factory. Thon, If you closely ex amino it, you'll find tho stitches oven, tho seam straight, and the entire garment made In a careful, painstaking manner, equal to the home-made tort. You couldn't buy tho material for making somo of those garments at the prlco we ask. Regular stock at WHITE FAIR PRICES. Special lines reduced 1-2 & Jt-3 a Jm i mm 9 rw,, m0mm m Washington, Jnn. 10 Hanna ro turned from Chicago today, and said ho would Isbuo the call for the nation nl convention Monday. Ho has boon assured that thero is no foundation for tho statement that Chicago hostel erles propose to chargo exorbitant rates. This afternoon he decided to issue tho call today, instead of Monday. It follows in detail tho call for tho con vention In 1900, providing two dele gates at large for United States scna tors, two for each representative at large, two for each congressional (11b trlct and a delegation of six each for Alaska, Arizona, Indian Territory, Ok lahoma and Hawaii, one alternate to bo elected for each delogate. Dole gates must bo elected not loss than HO days before tho natlonnl convontlon Dolcgntes-at-largo to bo chosen by stato or territorial conventions,, the othors undor tho auspices of congros slonal district commltteos. Bloody French Duel. Paris, Jan. 19. Doputlos Sombat and Doutard In n duel this afternoon exchanged many shots; wore unhurt kissed and mado up. Many a man neglects his family In order to poso as a public bonofnetor,' I m&smiKBmn7mnMAi&wiiixux'Mrsxziiin'" rmwsKmnaiii mu Bette Fot A Little Less JANUARY orEW'srrsRriBitf o'sr- tstott for up'to-date, reliable merchandice. He-e can be found everything fall to win your approval. Are yoj among the multitude of eager buy. If not It Is to your Interest to begl i Wednesday Only Wednesday Special Sale Num ber 159. A remarkahlo offering of a most remarkable value. Imper ial LONG CLOTH of standard grade and soils regularly through out tho stato at 20c yard will be offered, for WEDNESDAY ONLY Yard. Limit, 12 yards to custoraor nono to merchants "Phyllis" Stock foundation Is light roeillent and perfect In construction. Ful ly guaranteed. Exceptionally low prlco of jQc&7l1eijeiSd$ Turkish Soldiers Make Things Lively ia Reach Constantinople andD& mand Back Pay-Threaten to Raid the Bank Constantinople, Jan. 16. Thtrtcon hundred mutinous troops who haves boon terrorizing I3olrut for several? days, landed Monday from Arabia, andf Immediately besieged tho governor' palaco, demanding $80,000 arrows of pay. Tho govornor borrowed enough of tho Ottoman bank ot temporarlljr satisfy them, but tho latest reports are that thoy, threaten to sack ho hank. Funeral Today. Tho funoral of tho lato Mint NL Adda Hart was hold from tho famJlrr homo, No. 570 Commorclal street, at 2 o'clock this nflornoonn, Rot. W. P: CUffc, pastor of tho Baptist churchi oinclatlng. Intormont was mado m tho City View cemetery. w-wwwanBamatntgr I today. We can please you. Men's Clotting Men, If you need a suit now U tho time to buy, It Is tho tlmo whon thero aro plenty of good stylos, unbroken sizes and sterling values. Mon, If it's an overcoat it's here. That's tho wholo argument In a few words. Thero In ovory style from the bolt back to tho long Ioobo effoot and every ono Is made to fit. Somo of the materials aro flno korsoys and meltons; others aro mixed woaves. Tho linings ara fine sorgo and satins, and the tailoring Is tho host $ J 0.00 values for $ 6.75 $i 5.00 values for $ 9.50 $20.00 values for $14.50 $25.00 values for $16.00. i H i m $1 1 Ml n &MHtoiiaioMMfif l WfWW beeu used tonight for the first time